Price Vs. Performance I wish I had gone AMD and I literally just put this rig together. IMO, save a few bucks on a *bit* tamer CPU and get a better GPU. And if encoding isn't necessary ask EVERY big YouTube, Mixer, or Twitch streamer why they encode if it isn't necessary.

To be far in all of this I am basing MY 9900k at 5.0Ghz with 2080Ti vs my friends 3900x at 4.6Ghz and 2080Ti. His settings vs mine are damn near identical in OBS and his stream is always much clearer than mine. We both transcode down to 900p and play at 1080p. His FPS is about 5ish lower than mine while streaming and about 15 behind me while just gaming.

TBH This is the reason I upgraded my Maximus Hero X to the XI. I had done a lot of reading on the VRMs working, but would cause issue if I tried to push my 9900k to 5.0Ghz. In the end I did get the Hero XI. I am at 5.0GHz at 1.170V. I have a Corsair H150i keeping it cool. Max temp in P95 for 12 hrs. was 81c. I mainly game and when I F@H I Just use my GPU.